Cyclohexanol-aldehyde resin and process of making the same



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illustrate the invention l0 parts (by weight} oi cycloheaanol, 3 parts oi parae torn and 5 parts of aqueous caustic potash solution, 50 per cent strength, were mixed, heating a violent reaction took place and ture became colored dark brown reaction mixture was heated for 3 lenser. A resinous on was purified by dissolving in benzol, separating from any in terial insoluble in benaol and evaporating e solution to dryness, ll dark brown clear sparent, :lusible resin was obtained possesses the property of becoming infusible when heated for a. time on an ordi nary laboratory hot plate, Besides being readily soluble in benzol the r'usible resin is also soluble a mixture of benzol. and alcohol. W hen hexamethylenetetramine is admixed with the resin and the mixture is heated an inlusible product is readily oblhe cyclohenanol or other raw material employed (e. tetra, penta, hepta,) which is appropriate for the purpose of yielding resinous substances may likewise be reacted upon by aqueous formaldehyde in the presence of a strong concentration of caustic potash or caustic soda. Other polymers or formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, e. g. paraldehy de and higher aldehydes capable of reacting with the cyclic alcohol to produce resins of appropriate quality likewise may be employed. Uther alkaline condensing agents also may be used and the condense tion may take place in the presence or ab- Application alertjiltarch til, lilo.

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some oil solvents or diluents and under atmospheric pressure or under pressures above or below atmospheric.

- The resin may be incorporated with suitable fillers such as are commonly employed in the plastic arts e. g, asbestos or wood hour and the mixture may be molded into shape either hot or cold; ll molded in the cold the shaped article may be carelully baked a gradually increasing temperature alter removal from the mold so as to luring about hardening. The composition when molded in a hot press need not be further "heated after removal from the mold unless special hardening efilects are desired, The addition of 5 or 10 per cent of heaanaethylenetetraniine to the cycloheaanol resin molding compositioniis advantageous in accelerating any reaction which may take place in the mold during hot pressinm ln some cases also the hexamethylenetetramine compound app rently serves as a hardening agent of con *alole efficiency,

When a large proportion of stare line catalyst is employed inprep the resin the catalyst should he largely or en y alha tirely removed or neutralized in resin is to be used for making a molding composition. Small amounts of alkaline catalysts are not objectionable in many molding compositions and even are desirable in some cases to accelerate setting or hardening' when hot pressing or baking. Acid catalysts generally speaking are undesirable in finished molding compositions What l claim is:-

l. A resinous composition prepared from cyclohenanol and formaldehyde.

2. A resinous substance prepared from cyclohexanol and an aldehyde in-the presence of a catalyst v 3. The process or making a resin which comprises heating cycloheaanol and an aide hyde in the presence of caustic alkali,

l. The process ct making a resin which comprises heating cyclohexanol and formal dehyde in the presence of a caustic alkali.

5. A product containing resinous substance comprising a cyclohexanoldormaldehyde resin in an insoluble and infusilole con- 'dition.

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